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I remember the first time I read Ariel. I remember the way in which the rented library book felt on my hands: too sticky, not dusty enough, cold. To this day, it is the the final four lines of its titular poem that ring in my head: The dew that flies Suicidal, at one […]

The Civil War, The War of Northern Aggression, War Between the States: no matter what you may call it, the Civil War was a brutal conflict that tore deep holes in our national fabric. Moreover, it is these same Civil War-era questions–ones of equity, economy, and injustice–that are still hot-button topics in modern political discourse. […]

(Re)discovering Darkness: The Photographs of Brassai Ever since the advent of the camera, the intense desire to preserve, that is, to capture things and people and places as they are so that future people can see things as they were, persists across time and space. Photography is an art which is claimed by many […]

This book seemed so unassuming, hiding amidst a sea of leather bindings and gilt detailing. But, like many things, it was its quietness, its aesthetic austerity, if you will, that caught my attention. I began to notice little, intimate details: the hand-printed labels, the delicate baby blue boards, the handmade pages, and the vibrant red […]